Late ‘How Ya Do Dat' rapper leaves behind massive Gulf Coast rap legacy

Young Bleed, the Baton Rouge rapper who struck big with 1997's "How Ya Do Dat" and was part of No Limit Records' hold as a Southern rap empire, died Saturday (Nov. 1) after complications from ...

The Boy Who Played Harp

The UK rap superstar contemplates fame, faith, and the self on a new album whose melancholy mood reflects the solitary nature ...

Megan Thee Stallion's first song about Klay Thompson ends historic absence of rap from Billboard Top 40

The Grammy-winner's song, "Lover Girl," debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, marking the first rap song to ...
American Songwriter

The Story Behind the Only Hip-Hop Song Written by Jimmy Buffett for Rapper Tone Lōc

In 1984, Buffett starred in his first role as a CIA agent in Alex Cox's sci-fi 'Repo Man,' starring Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez.

Megan Thee Stallion Snaps Billboard Rap Drought As “Lover Girl’ Cracks Top 40

Megan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 38, ending the longest rap absence from the top 40 since 1990.

Nashville artists like Graham Barham look to bridge country, hip-hop culture. Here's how

Singer-songwriter Graham Barham discusses how Nashville's pop-aimed country interests are bridging country music, hip-hop culture.